To think sometimes people use words without fully understanding them?

Sure, and prayers of thanks to the IDF as well. [sarcasm]

Are you not ashamed to reply to the deaths of children in such a disingenuous manner. Were you smirking to yourself as you typed “you made me do it”

Always makes me think of rik from 'the young ones.'

That's awful. Really awful. Especially as Hamas deliberately provoked this death and destruction on their own people, and then never used their extensive tunnels under Gaza ( built with money they should have been using to build up Gaza) to protect their own citizens in ( you know, like Londoners were able to use the underground tunnels of the Tube during the bombing raids of WW2), but instead revelled in the deaths of their own people as 'the blood of martyrs that fortifies our fight.'

You must be furious with Hamas for all of this, really furious. I don't blame you. You are right to be furious with them.

So true OP.

I would add to your list ' Fascist' and 'Nazi', which are now near universally misused terms, including by black clothed, black booted men screaming at other people, without a hint of irony or self-reflection.

They're describing how you should feel about your last thread.

People in Gaza are identifying their dead children as liquid mess in carrier bags, while freed Israeli hostages are posing around their pools for CNN.

Weary and wary.

Whenever someone says they're weary of something I just think oh, you're tired of it. But they mean 'wary' like a bit afraid.

Also 'defiantly' when they mean 'definitely'. It does make me chuckle, that one. Like someone is standing their ground jutting their chin out with their hand on their hip DEFIANTLY doing or saying something haha

Another has got to be pedal stool when they mean pedestal, or 'wa la' when they mean voila.

Special mention to the Americans saying 'I could care less' when they mean couldn't!

Also hate office says that mean something else - Fire fighting and deep dive spring to mind.

Showstopper being used as a negative annoys me.

“Ms Bibble and myself will be conducting the interview.'”

BUT it should be “and I”
not “and me”

come on now! 🙃

I see you and raise you, very unique. I know that's a phrase but it seemed apt.

Gaslighting? 🤔

Or you can just learn English well. Logically learning one language is easier than two.

(My mother used to say the same as you and actually I literally find it triggering. So stop gaslighting us please. )

YABU for including links to a source people need to subscribe to.

Starving
Flu
OCD
Autism
Abusive

Also hate office says that mean something else-
Fire fighting and deep dive spring to mind.

Have seen posts saying similar to “am mortified that keir starmer has taken winter fuel payments”. No you are disappointed/ angry etc not mortified. Surely to be mortified you need to have done or perceived to have done something you then feel embarrassed about?

So the poor poster whose teen was rude to a GP was mortified- correct use of word.

Genuinely can’t believe some people are still denying this genocide. More children have been killed in one year than in any other recent war. Pretty unlikely they were all ‘combatants’.

We're still waiting OP.......

Here’s an example
Oct 9, 2023, Israel’s Education Minister declared “Those are animals, they have no right to exist. I am not debating the way it will happen, but they need to be exterminated”.

If it was said about a group of which you were a member then you would know instantly that its intention is genocidal.

Have we done “infer” and “imply” yet?
Also “not fair” used to mean “I don’t like that”. My children are banned from saying “not fair” unless they can define the phrase and explain why the alleged transgression comes within that

I think you’ll find that many politicians have indicated genocidal intent.

You’ll also find that meeting the standard of genocide doesn’t require Holocaust levels of death.

And the last thing you’ll find, is that when it comes to a court your opinion has the same merit as mine- absolutely zero.
The facts will be presented and the judges will decide.

😂😂

@Oodiks

Irony

Oops sorry, went to get fluff off of nail and posted too soon. She says things like "I generally think so" instead of "I genuinely think so".

I knew someone who often mixed up "genuinely" and "generally". She's often on the news and says things like "

I don't know ...this thread is giving me all sorts of bad vibes.

So good you needed to say it twice?!